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Canon appoints new president and CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa

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Canon EMEA has announced that Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida is appointed as president and CEO for Canon Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), succeeding Yuichi Ishizuka who is retiring after seven years in the role and a successful 44- ear career with the company.

 

Sam Yoshida was previously based in the USA where he held the position of executive vice president and general manager of the marketing strategy unit, chairman and chief executive officer of Canon Solutions America, Inc and Canon Financial Services, Inc He will assume his new responsibilities as president and CEO of Canon EMEA from 1 March 2025. 

 

He takes over a regional sales organisation which has operations in 120 countries, employs approximately 12,300 people and contributes about a quarter of the group’s global revenues annually.

 

Sam Yoshida is tasked with bolstering and growing existing core businesses while capitalising on the brand’s reputation for imaging and printing technology and solutions expertise to expand into new areas such as business to business imaging, industrial and commercial printing and information management solutions. He brings a wealth of expertise including manufacturing, innovation and recycling having been part of the original team that established Canon Virginia, Inc, the group’s major manufacturing site in the Americas.

  

 

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